Rank the compounds in each of the following groups in order of their reactivity to electrophilic substitution: (a) Nitrobenzene, phenol, toluene, benzene (b) Phenol, benzene, chlorobenzene, benzoic acid (c) Benzene, bromobenzene, benzaldehyde, aniline

Rank the compounds in each of the following groups in order of their reactivity to electrophilic substitution: (a) Nitrobenzene, phenol, toluene, benzene (b) Phenol, benzene, chlorobenzene, benzoic acid (c) Benzene, bromobenzene, benzaldehyde, aniline

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Chapter16: Aldehydes And Ketones

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Aldehydes and Ketones

Aldehydes and ketones are organic compounds that have a carbonyl group, C = O, as their functional group. They both differ in the placement of this carbonyl group in their structures.

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